PDF to Word
Extract your PDF's text and compile it into an editable Word document, then download the result — free, private, and processed entirely in your browser.
About the PDF to Word Converter
Our free online PDF to Word converter turns a PDF document into an editable Microsoft Word (.docx) file. It's the fastest way to get a locked-down PDF back into a format you can actually edit — fix a typo in a contract, update numbers in a report, or repurpose a document's text without retyping it from scratch.
The entire conversion happens locally in your browser: your PDF's text is extracted page by page and rebuilt as a standard .docx file using native web APIs. Nothing is ever uploaded to a server, so your document stays completely private and secure — and the result opens right up in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice.
How to Convert PDF to Word
Step 1
Upload your PDF
Drag and drop a PDF file, or choose one from your device.
Step 2
Convert to DOCX
Click convert and the text is extracted and rebuilt as a Word document, instantly.
Step 3
Download your Word file
Save the .docx file, ready to open and edit in Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my PDF's formatting be preserved in the Word file?
Paragraph and heading text carries over faithfully. Complex layouts, multi-column pages, embedded images, and precise formatting may be simplified during conversion, since the tool rebuilds the text into a standard document flow rather than copying an exact visual layout.
Can I convert a scanned PDF to Word?
This tool extracts the real text layer embedded in a PDF, so it works best on PDFs created digitally (from Word, Google Docs, a website, etc.). A scanned PDF that's just a photo of a page has no embedded text to extract, so it won't convert accurately — that requires OCR, which this tool doesn't currently perform.
Is it safe to convert a private or confidential document?
Yes. The entire conversion — reading the PDF and building the Word file — happens locally in your browser. Your file is never uploaded to a server, so it stays completely private throughout the process.
What format do I get, and can I edit it right away?
You get a standard .docx file — the same format used by Microsoft Word. It opens directly in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, or any other word processor, fully editable from the moment you open it.